| 17 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Corporatism | Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies | |
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Articles | Election 2014: The Good News and Bad Sobering comments on elections, governments, democracy and why voting is of so little consequence to the individual voter |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | Election 2014: The Good News and Bad Sobering comments on elections, governments, democracy and why voting is of so little consequence to the individual voter |
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| Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | Election 2014: The Good News and Bad Sobering comments on elections, governments, democracy and why voting is of so little consequence to the individual voter |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Election 2014: The Good News and Bad Sobering comments on elections, governments, democracy and why voting is of so little consequence to the individual voter |
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| Topic: | Iraq War (2003) | Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction | |
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Articles | Pentagon Conduits Discusses the revelations by The New York Times about TV military analysts, appearing to be independent observers, but briefed by the Pentagon and connected as lobbyists, executives or consultants of sundry military contractors |
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| Topic: | Military Industrial Complex | The U.S. military "establishment": the armed forces and the companies and politicians that depend on them | |
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Articles | Pentagon Conduits Discusses the revelations by The New York Times about TV military analysts, appearing to be independent observers, but briefed by the Pentagon and connected as lobbyists, executives or consultants of sundry military contractors |
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| Topic: | Press, Freedom of the | Liberty to publish facts and opinion | |
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Articles | Pentagon Conduits Discusses the revelations by The New York Times about TV military analysts, appearing to be independent observers, but briefed by the Pentagon and connected as lobbyists, executives or consultants of sundry military contractors |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Preventing Opposition to War Explains why the Bush administration has not gotten more people directly involved in its foreign wars, such as by demanding "sacrifices" or re-instituting conscription, and points out the paradox that increased involvement could cause more war opposition |
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Election 2014: The Good News and Bad Sobering comments on elections, governments, democracy and why voting is of so little consequence to the individual voter |
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| Topic: | Salerno, Joseph | American economist of the Austrian school, professor at Pace University | |
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Articles | Preventing Opposition to War Explains why the Bush administration has not gotten more people directly involved in its foreign wars, such as by demanding "sacrifices" or re-instituting conscription, and points out the paradox that increased involvement could cause more war opposition |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Preventing Opposition to War Explains why the Bush administration has not gotten more people directly involved in its foreign wars, such as by demanding "sacrifices" or re-instituting conscription, and points out the paradox that increased involvement could cause more war opposition |
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| Topic: | Television Shows | A television program usually broadcast on a regular weekly schedule | |
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Articles | Pentagon Conduits Discusses the revelations by The New York Times about TV military analysts, appearing to be independent observers, but briefed by the Pentagon and connected as lobbyists, executives or consultants of sundry military contractors |
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| Topic: | Voting | Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots | |
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Articles | Election 2014: The Good News and Bad Sobering comments on elections, governments, democracy and why voting is of so little consequence to the individual voter |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | Preventing Opposition to War Explains why the Bush administration has not gotten more people directly involved in its foreign wars, such as by demanding "sacrifices" or re-instituting conscription, and points out the paradox that increased involvement could cause more war opposition |
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| 16 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Block, Walter | Professor of economics, Loyola University and Senior Fellow, Ludwig von Mises Institute | |
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Articles | Libertarianism Rightly Conceived Responds to criticisms made by Walter Block and Lew Rockwell about Charles W. Johnson's "Libertarianism through Thick and Thin" (July 2008) and Richman's "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other" (April/July 2014) |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | Libertarianism Rightly Conceived Responds to criticisms made by Walter Block and Lew Rockwell about Charles W. Johnson's "Libertarianism through Thick and Thin" (July 2008) and Richman's "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other" (April/July 2014) |
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| Topic: | Non-aggression Principle | The libertarian principle that no person should initiate force against another | |
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Articles | Libertarianism Rightly Conceived Responds to criticisms made by Walter Block and Lew Rockwell about Charles W. Johnson's "Libertarianism through Thick and Thin" (July 2008) and Richman's "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other" (April/July 2014) |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Libertarianism Rightly Conceived Responds to criticisms made by Walter Block and Lew Rockwell about Charles W. Johnson's "Libertarianism through Thick and Thin" (July 2008) and Richman's "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other" (April/July 2014) |
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| Topic: | Rockwell, Lew | President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and editor of LewRockwell.com | |
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Articles | Libertarianism Rightly Conceived Responds to criticisms made by Walter Block and Lew Rockwell about Charles W. Johnson's "Libertarianism through Thick and Thin" (July 2008) and Richman's "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other" (April/July 2014) |
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| Topic: | Rothbard, Murray | Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto | |
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Articles | Libertarianism Rightly Conceived Responds to criticisms made by Walter Block and Lew Rockwell about Charles W. Johnson's "Libertarianism through Thick and Thin" (July 2008) and Richman's "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other" (April/July 2014) |
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| Topic: | Spencer, Herbert | 19th century English philosopher | |
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Articles | Libertarianism Rightly Conceived Responds to criticisms made by Walter Block and Lew Rockwell about Charles W. Johnson's "Libertarianism through Thick and Thin" (July 2008) and Richman's "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other" (April/July 2014) |
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| 15 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Association, Freedom of | The right of the people to meet or associate with others for peaceful purposes | |
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Articles | We Can Oppose Bigotry without the Politicians Explains why the state (as in the case of Arizona's Senate Bill 1062) is not necessary to ensure that people or businesses don't discriminate against others on the basis of sexual orientation or other reasons |
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| Topic: | Economics | Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends | |
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Articles | We Can Oppose Bigotry without the Politicians Explains why the state (as in the case of Arizona's Senate Bill 1062) is not necessary to ensure that people or businesses don't discriminate against others on the basis of sexual orientation or other reasons |
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| Topic: | Religion, Freedom of | Liberty to practice any or no religion | |
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Articles | We Can Oppose Bigotry without the Politicians Explains why the state (as in the case of Arizona's Senate Bill 1062) is not necessary to ensure that people or businesses don't discriminate against others on the basis of sexual orientation or other reasons |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | We Can Oppose Bigotry without the Politicians Explains why the state (as in the case of Arizona's Senate Bill 1062) is not necessary to ensure that people or businesses don't discriminate against others on the basis of sexual orientation or other reasons |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | We Can Oppose Bigotry without the Politicians Explains why the state (as in the case of Arizona's Senate Bill 1062) is not necessary to ensure that people or businesses don't discriminate against others on the basis of sexual orientation or other reasons |
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| 14 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Entrepreneurship | Managerial skills and willingness to take risks in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | Pleasing Consumers Isn't Easy Comments on the challenges faced by entrepreneurs, in particular those selling "high-tech gadgets", shortly after Steve Jobs announced the first Apple iPhone |
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| Topic: | Foreign Entanglements | Unnecessary involvement with other nations | |
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Articles | Trivial Dispute: Obama versus the Interventionists Examines Barack Obama's speech at the 2014 West Point graduation and points out the scant differences between him and those advocating military intervention, in arguments for continued U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs |
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In Foreign Affairs, Not Doing Anything Is the Thing to Do Comments on the arrogance of those who believe the President of the United States should intervene in any crisis around the world |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Trivial Dispute: Obama versus the Interventionists Examines Barack Obama's speech at the 2014 West Point graduation and points out the scant differences between him and those advocating military intervention, in arguments for continued U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs |
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| Topic: | Hayek, Friedrich | 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences | |
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Web Sites | Taking Hayek Seriously Blog with links to many resources (written, audio and video) on Hayek |
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| Topic: | Militarism | A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force | |
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Articles | Trivial Dispute: Obama versus the Interventionists Examines Barack Obama's speech at the 2014 West Point graduation and points out the scant differences between him and those advocating military intervention, in arguments for continued U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs |
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| Topic: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth President of the United States | |
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Articles | Trivial Dispute: Obama versus the Interventionists Examines Barack Obama's speech at the 2014 West Point graduation and points out the scant differences between him and those advocating military intervention, in arguments for continued U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs |
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| Topic: | Politics | The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government | |
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Articles | Trivial Dispute: Obama versus the Interventionists Examines Barack Obama's speech at the 2014 West Point graduation and points out the scant differences between him and those advocating military intervention, in arguments for continued U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs |
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| Topic: | Presidents, United States | Heads of the Executive branch of the United States government | |
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Articles | In Foreign Affairs, Not Doing Anything Is the Thing to Do Comments on the arrogance of those who believe the President of the United States should intervene in any crisis around the world |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Pleasing Consumers Isn't Easy Comments on the challenges faced by entrepreneurs, in particular those selling "high-tech gadgets", shortly after Steve Jobs announced the first Apple iPhone |
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Trivial Dispute: Obama versus the Interventionists Examines Barack Obama's speech at the 2014 West Point graduation and points out the scant differences between him and those advocating military intervention, in arguments for continued U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs |
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In Foreign Affairs, Not Doing Anything Is the Thing to Do Comments on the arrogance of those who believe the President of the United States should intervene in any crisis around the world |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | In Foreign Affairs, Not Doing Anything Is the Thing to Do Comments on the arrogance of those who believe the President of the United States should intervene in any crisis around the world |
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| Topic: | Syria | Territory in southwest Asia, nominally ruled since 1961 by the al-Jumhūriyyah al-‘Arabīyah as-Sūriyyah | |
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Articles | Trivial Dispute: Obama versus the Interventionists Examines Barack Obama's speech at the 2014 West Point graduation and points out the scant differences between him and those advocating military intervention, in arguments for continued U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs |
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| Topic: | Technology | Practical application of engineering or technical processes | |
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Articles | Pleasing Consumers Isn't Easy Comments on the challenges faced by entrepreneurs, in particular those selling "high-tech gadgets", shortly after Steve Jobs announced the first Apple iPhone |
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| Topic: | Terrorism | The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals | |
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Articles | Trivial Dispute: Obama versus the Interventionists Examines Barack Obama's speech at the 2014 West Point graduation and points out the scant differences between him and those advocating military intervention, in arguments for continued U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs |
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| Topic: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America | |
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Articles | In Foreign Affairs, Not Doing Anything Is the Thing to Do Comments on the arrogance of those who believe the President of the United States should intervene in any crisis around the world |
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| Topic: | Williams, Walter E. | Professor of Economics, author, syndicated columnist | |
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Articles | Pleasing Consumers Isn't Easy Comments on the challenges faced by entrepreneurs, in particular those selling "high-tech gadgets", shortly after Steve Jobs announced the first Apple iPhone |
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| 13 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Spencer, Herbert | 19th century English philosopher | |
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Web Pages | Herbert Spencer - Online Library of Liberty Includes photo, short biography and links to timeline of Spencer's life and works, to various editions of his writings and to selected quotations |
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| 11 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Boaz, David | Executive vice president of the Cato Institute, author of Libertarianism: A Primer | |
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Articles | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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| Topic: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third President of the United States | |
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Articles | A Nightmare in Iraq Examines the situation in Iraq six months after the March 2003 invasion, including the Bush administration reportedly "considering using Israel as a model for managing an occupied people" |
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| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
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Articles | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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| Topic: | Corporatism | Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies | |
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Articles | Hobby Lobby Ruling Falls Short Dissects the good and bad parts of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, ruling against the Affordable Care Act provision that required employers to pay for contraceptives |
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| Topic: | Educational Freedom | Absence of coercion in learning and educating | |
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Articles | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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| Topic: | Education, Compulsory | Attendance in schools that is mandated by laws | |
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Articles | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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Hobby Lobby Ruling Falls Short Dissects the good and bad parts of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, ruling against the Affordable Care Act provision that required employers to pay for contraceptives |
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| Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | Hobby Lobby Ruling Falls Short Dissects the good and bad parts of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, ruling against the Affordable Care Act provision that required employers to pay for contraceptives |
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| Topic: | Hornberger, Jacob | President of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Articles | The schism organism: The Life of the Party, part three Delves into ethical controversies within the Libertarian Party, describing in particular the tension between Jacob Hornberger and Jim Lark, and the effect this had on the former's candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia in 2002 |
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| Topic: | Learning | The process of acquiring knowledge or skills | |
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Articles | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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| Topic: | Libertarian Party | United States | |
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Articles | The life of the Party: An introduction, part one Describes three possible routes for the LP to have its policy prescriptions implemented and proposes a series of articles, by the author and others, outlining their visions for the party's success |
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The LP's multiple personality disorder: The Life of the Party, part two Describes three political party strategies (electoral, ideological and revolutionary) and suggests that, in view of its size, the LP should decide on only one of these approaches |
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The schism organism: The Life of the Party, part three Delves into ethical controversies within the Libertarian Party, describing in particular the tension between Jacob Hornberger and Jim Lark, and the effect this had on the former's candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia in 2002 |
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| Topic: | Religion, Freedom of | Liberty to practice any or no religion | |
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Articles | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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Hobby Lobby Ruling Falls Short Dissects the good and bad parts of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, ruling against the Affordable Care Act provision that required employers to pay for contraceptives |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Freeing the Education Market Examines the effects of compulsory public education on literacy rates and suggests market alternatives |
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A Nightmare in Iraq Examines the situation in Iraq six months after the March 2003 invasion, including the Bush administration reportedly "considering using Israel as a model for managing an occupied people" |
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Hobby Lobby Ruling Falls Short Dissects the good and bad parts of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, ruling against the Affordable Care Act provision that required employers to pay for contraceptives |
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| Topic: | Rights | Powers and privileges one may properly claim as due | |
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Articles | Hobby Lobby Ruling Falls Short Dissects the good and bad parts of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, ruling against the Affordable Care Act provision that required employers to pay for contraceptives |
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| Topic: | Socialism | Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control | |
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Articles | The LP's multiple personality disorder: The Life of the Party, part two Describes three political party strategies (electoral, ideological and revolutionary) and suggests that, in view of its size, the LP should decide on only one of these approaches |
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| 10 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Business | Commercial activities that provide goods and services | |
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Articles | Give America a Raise? Reflects on a remark in the 2014 State of the Union address and explains why legislating a minimum wage tends to harm those it supposedly intends to help |
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| Topic: | Economic Barriers | Legislative and other processes that inhibit economic and financial advancement | |
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Articles | Give America a Raise? Reflects on a remark in the 2014 State of the Union address and explains why legislating a minimum wage tends to harm those it supposedly intends to help |
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| Topic: | Foundation for Economic Education | One of the oldest free-market organizations in the U.S., founded in 1946 to study and advance the freedom philosophy | |
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Articles | "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" Examines politics, including slogans such as "hope", "change" (Barack Obama) and "straight talk" (John McCain) in the 2008 United States presidential campaigns, and explains why politicians cannot be expected to lead the way to liberty |
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| Topic: | Fuels | Petroleum, natural gas, coal and other materials used to produce energy | |
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Articles | "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" Examines politics, including slogans such as "hope", "change" (Barack Obama) and "straight talk" (John McCain) in the 2008 United States presidential campaigns, and explains why politicians cannot be expected to lead the way to liberty |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" Examines politics, including slogans such as "hope", "change" (Barack Obama) and "straight talk" (John McCain) in the 2008 United States presidential campaigns, and explains why politicians cannot be expected to lead the way to liberty |
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| Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" Examines politics, including slogans such as "hope", "change" (Barack Obama) and "straight talk" (John McCain) in the 2008 United States presidential campaigns, and explains why politicians cannot be expected to lead the way to liberty |
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| Topic: | Minimum Wage Laws | Legislation that places a lower limit on the prices paid for labor | |
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Articles | Give America a Raise? Reflects on a remark in the 2014 State of the Union address and explains why legislating a minimum wage tends to harm those it supposedly intends to help |
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| Topic: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth President of the United States | |
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Articles | Give America a Raise? Reflects on a remark in the 2014 State of the Union address and explains why legislating a minimum wage tends to harm those it supposedly intends to help |
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| Topic: | Politics | The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government | |
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Articles | "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" Examines politics, including slogans such as "hope", "change" (Barack Obama) and "straight talk" (John McCain) in the 2008 United States presidential campaigns, and explains why politicians cannot be expected to lead the way to liberty |
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| Topic: | Prices | Convey information between buyers and sellers | |
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Articles | Give America a Raise? Reflects on a remark in the 2014 State of the Union address and explains why legislating a minimum wage tends to harm those it supposedly intends to help |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" Examines politics, including slogans such as "hope", "change" (Barack Obama) and "straight talk" (John McCain) in the 2008 United States presidential campaigns, and explains why politicians cannot be expected to lead the way to liberty |
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Give America a Raise? Reflects on a remark in the 2014 State of the Union address and explains why legislating a minimum wage tends to harm those it supposedly intends to help |
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| Topic: | Songs | Brief vocal and musical compositions | |
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Articles | "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" Examines politics, including slogans such as "hope", "change" (Barack Obama) and "straight talk" (John McCain) in the 2008 United States presidential campaigns, and explains why politicians cannot be expected to lead the way to liberty |
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| Topic: | Voting | Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots | |
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Articles | "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss" Examines politics, including slogans such as "hope", "change" (Barack Obama) and "straight talk" (John McCain) in the 2008 United States presidential campaigns, and explains why politicians cannot be expected to lead the way to liberty |
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| 9 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | Democracy and Government Schools Discusses the current state of government education, including "creative solutions" such as charter schools and vouchers, and the influence of the "religion of democracy" in achieving a free market in education |
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| Topic: | Comparative Advantage, Law of | Economic tenet formulated by David Ricardo, also Law of Association | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 2 After providing a numerical example of the law of comparative advantage, defends it from the argument (made by Roberts and Schumer) that movable factors of production make the law no longer applicable |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | Democracy and Government Schools Discusses the current state of government education, including "creative solutions" such as charter schools and vouchers, and the influence of the "religion of democracy" in achieving a free market in education |
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| Topic: | Educational Freedom | Absence of coercion in learning and educating | |
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Articles | Democracy and Government Schools Discusses the current state of government education, including "creative solutions" such as charter schools and vouchers, and the influence of the "religion of democracy" in achieving a free market in education |
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| Topic: | Free Trade | Exchange of goods and services without barriers | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 2 After providing a numerical example of the law of comparative advantage, defends it from the argument (made by Roberts and Schumer) that movable factors of production make the law no longer applicable |
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| Topic: | Ohio | The Buckeye State | |
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Articles | Democracy and Government Schools Discusses the current state of government education, including "creative solutions" such as charter schools and vouchers, and the influence of the "religion of democracy" in achieving a free market in education |
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| Topic: | Ricardo, David | 18th/19th century British economist | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 2 After providing a numerical example of the law of comparative advantage, defends it from the argument (made by Roberts and Schumer) that movable factors of production make the law no longer applicable |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 2 After providing a numerical example of the law of comparative advantage, defends it from the argument (made by Roberts and Schumer) that movable factors of production make the law no longer applicable |
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Democracy and Government Schools Discusses the current state of government education, including "creative solutions" such as charter schools and vouchers, and the influence of the "religion of democracy" in achieving a free market in education |
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| Topic: | Roberts, Paul Craig | Economist, columnist | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 2 After providing a numerical example of the law of comparative advantage, defends it from the argument (made by Roberts and Schumer) that movable factors of production make the law no longer applicable |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Democracy and Government Schools Discusses the current state of government education, including "creative solutions" such as charter schools and vouchers, and the influence of the "religion of democracy" in achieving a free market in education |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | Democracy and Government Schools Discusses the current state of government education, including "creative solutions" such as charter schools and vouchers, and the influence of the "religion of democracy" in achieving a free market in education |
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| Topic: | Technology | Practical application of engineering or technical processes | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 2 After providing a numerical example of the law of comparative advantage, defends it from the argument (made by Roberts and Schumer) that movable factors of production make the law no longer applicable |
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| 8 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Comparative Advantage, Law of | Economic tenet formulated by David Ricardo, also Law of Association | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 1 Critiques a Paul Craig Roberts and Charles Schumer article arguing against free trade due to a "new economic era", introducing first the law of comparative advantage |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 1 Critiques a Paul Craig Roberts and Charles Schumer article arguing against free trade due to a "new economic era", introducing first the law of comparative advantage |
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| Topic: | Free Trade | Exchange of goods and services without barriers | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 1 Critiques a Paul Craig Roberts and Charles Schumer article arguing against free trade due to a "new economic era", introducing first the law of comparative advantage |
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| Topic: | Middle East | The countries of southwestern Asia and, conventionally, Egypt | |
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Articles | Is Obama Trying to Alienate Muslim-American Youth? Examines the Obama administration's contradictory stances on the Islamic State (ISIS) and its outreach efforts towards young American Muslims |
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| Topic: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth President of the United States | |
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Articles | Is Obama Trying to Alienate Muslim-American Youth? Examines the Obama administration's contradictory stances on the Islamic State (ISIS) and its outreach efforts towards young American Muslims |
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| Topic: | Ricardo, David | 18th/19th century British economist | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 1 Critiques a Paul Craig Roberts and Charles Schumer article arguing against free trade due to a "new economic era", introducing first the law of comparative advantage |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 1 Critiques a Paul Craig Roberts and Charles Schumer article arguing against free trade due to a "new economic era", introducing first the law of comparative advantage |
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Is Obama Trying to Alienate Muslim-American Youth? Examines the Obama administration's contradictory stances on the Islamic State (ISIS) and its outreach efforts towards young American Muslims |
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| Topic: | Roberts, Paul Craig | Economist, columnist | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 1 Critiques a Paul Craig Roberts and Charles Schumer article arguing against free trade due to a "new economic era", introducing first the law of comparative advantage |
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| Topic: | Rothbard, Murray | Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 1 Critiques a Paul Craig Roberts and Charles Schumer article arguing against free trade due to a "new economic era", introducing first the law of comparative advantage |
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| Topic: | Syria | Territory in southwest Asia, nominally ruled since 1961 by the al-Jumhūriyyah al-‘Arabīyah as-Sūriyyah | |
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Articles | Is Obama Trying to Alienate Muslim-American Youth? Examines the Obama administration's contradictory stances on the Islamic State (ISIS) and its outreach efforts towards young American Muslims |
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| Topic: | Technology | Practical application of engineering or technical processes | |
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Articles | Is Free Trade Obsolete? Part 1 Critiques a Paul Craig Roberts and Charles Schumer article arguing against free trade due to a "new economic era", introducing first the law of comparative advantage |
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| Topic: | Terrorism | The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals | |
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Articles | Is Obama Trying to Alienate Muslim-American Youth? Examines the Obama administration's contradictory stances on the Islamic State (ISIS) and its outreach efforts towards young American Muslims |
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| 7 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Attacks of 11 September 2001 | Terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon | |
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Articles | The Danger Is Intervention, Not "Isolation" Reflects on pronouncements by President Obama (at West Point) and Defense Secretary Hagel (at a Chicago foreign affairs forum) on Americans turning more "isolationist" |
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| Topic: | For a New Liberty | Book by Murray Rothbard in which he advocated anarchic libertarianism, first published in 1973 | |
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Articles | Rothbard's For a New Liberty Review of For a New Liberty (1973) with emphasis on Rothbard's discussion of the nonaggression axiom and natural rights |
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| Topic: | Human Action | Ludwig von Mises' major economics treatise, first published in 1949 | |
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Articles | Man, Economy, and State: A Treatise on Economic Principles Review and personal impressions of Man, Economy, and State, and in particular the 2004 edition from the Mises Institute which also includes Power and Market |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | Rothbard's For a New Liberty Review of For a New Liberty (1973) with emphasis on Rothbard's discussion of the nonaggression axiom and natural rights |
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| Topic: | Long, Roderick T. | Professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute | |
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Articles | Rothbard's For a New Liberty Review of For a New Liberty (1973) with emphasis on Rothbard's discussion of the nonaggression axiom and natural rights |
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| Topic: | Man, Economy, and State | Economic treatise by Murray Rothbard published in 1962 | |
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Reviews | Man, Economy, and State: A Treatise on Economic Principles Review and personal impressions of Man, Economy, and State, and in particular the 2004 edition from the Mises Institute which also includes Power and Market |
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| Topic: | McElroy, Wendy | Author, individualist feminist | |
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Writings | Man, Economy, and State: A Treatise on Economic Principles Review and personal impressions of Man, Economy, and State, and in particular the 2004 edition from the Mises Institute which also includes Power and Market |
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Interviews | Interview with Wendy McElroy on feminism in America Translation of the interview published at Libertiamo.it on 8-9 Mar 2012 (excluding the last question and answer, regarding Ron Paul) |
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| Topic: | Middle East | The countries of southwestern Asia and, conventionally, Egypt | |
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Articles | The Danger Is Intervention, Not "Isolation" Reflects on pronouncements by President Obama (at West Point) and Defense Secretary Hagel (at a Chicago foreign affairs forum) on Americans turning more "isolationist" |
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| Topic: | Militarism | A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force | |
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Articles | The Danger Is Intervention, Not "Isolation" Reflects on pronouncements by President Obama (at West Point) and Defense Secretary Hagel (at a Chicago foreign affairs forum) on Americans turning more "isolationist" |
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| Topic: | Mises, Ludwig von | Austrian school economist, author of Human Action | |
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Articles | Man, Economy, and State: A Treatise on Economic Principles Review and personal impressions of Man, Economy, and State, and in particular the 2004 edition from the Mises Institute which also includes Power and Market |
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| Topic: | Non-aggression Principle | The libertarian principle that no person should initiate force against another | |
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Articles | Rothbard's For a New Liberty Review of For a New Liberty (1973) with emphasis on Rothbard's discussion of the nonaggression axiom and natural rights |
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| Topic: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth President of the United States | |
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Articles | The Danger Is Intervention, Not "Isolation" Reflects on pronouncements by President Obama (at West Point) and Defense Secretary Hagel (at a Chicago foreign affairs forum) on Americans turning more "isolationist" |
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Familiar Bedfellows Examines Hillary Clinton's review of Henry Kissinger's World Order (2014) |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Rothbard's For a New Liberty Review of For a New Liberty (1973) with emphasis on Rothbard's discussion of the nonaggression axiom and natural rights |
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The Danger Is Intervention, Not "Isolation" Reflects on pronouncements by President Obama (at West Point) and Defense Secretary Hagel (at a Chicago foreign affairs forum) on Americans turning more "isolationist" |
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Familiar Bedfellows Examines Hillary Clinton's review of Henry Kissinger's World Order (2014) |
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| Topic: | Rothbard, Murray | Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto | |
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Articles | Man, Economy, and State: A Treatise on Economic Principles Review and personal impressions of Man, Economy, and State, and in particular the 2004 edition from the Mises Institute which also includes Power and Market |
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Rothbard's For a New Liberty Review of For a New Liberty (1973) with emphasis on Rothbard's discussion of the nonaggression axiom and natural rights |
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| Topic: | Voting | Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots | |
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Videos | How To Pretend You Give A Shit About The Election | |
| 4 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Barnett, Randy | Professor of law at Boston University | |
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Books Authored | The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law Partial contents: Liberty vs. License - Using Resources - The Liberal Conception of Justice - The Partiality Problem - The Incentive Problem - The Compliance Problem - The Problem of Enforcement Error - Fighting Crime Without Punishment |
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| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
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Articles | Obama Follows Bush's Iraq Playbook Examines the validity of Obama's arguments for going to war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in response to the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Aug/Sep 2014 |
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| Topic: | Educational Freedom | Absence of coercion in learning and educating | |
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Articles | We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education |
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| Topic: | Entrepreneurship | Managerial skills and willingness to take risks in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | Government Failure Examines the validity of the concept of "market failures" as an argument for government intervention, reviewing arguments made by David Friedman in the article "Do We Need Government?", Liberty, Dec 2005 |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | Government Failure Examines the validity of the concept of "market failures" as an argument for government intervention, reviewing arguments made by David Friedman in the article "Do We Need Government?", Liberty, Dec 2005 |
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| Topic: | Friedman, David D. | Professor of Law and Economics | |
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Articles | Government Failure Examines the validity of the concept of "market failures" as an argument for government intervention, reviewing arguments made by David Friedman in the article "Do We Need Government?", Liberty, Dec 2005 |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education |
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Government Failure Examines the validity of the concept of "market failures" as an argument for government intervention, reviewing arguments made by David Friedman in the article "Do We Need Government?", Liberty, Dec 2005 |
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| Topic: | Imperialism | Domination or control, by one country, of one or more other countries or territories | |
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Articles | Obama Follows Bush's Iraq Playbook Examines the validity of Obama's arguments for going to war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in response to the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Aug/Sep 2014 |
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| Topic: | Law, Rule of | Legal environment where cases are handled in a non-arbitrary manner | |
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Books | The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law Partial contents: Liberty vs. License - Using Resources - The Liberal Conception of Justice - The Partiality Problem - The Incentive Problem - The Compliance Problem - The Problem of Enforcement Error - Fighting Crime Without Punishment |
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| Topic: | Learning | The process of acquiring knowledge or skills | |
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Articles | We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education |
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| Topic: | Middle East | The countries of southwestern Asia and, conventionally, Egypt | |
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Articles | Obama Follows Bush's Iraq Playbook Examines the validity of Obama's arguments for going to war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in response to the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Aug/Sep 2014 |
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| Topic: | Mises, Ludwig von | Austrian school economist, author of Human Action | |
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Articles | Government Failure Examines the validity of the concept of "market failures" as an argument for government intervention, reviewing arguments made by David Friedman in the article "Do We Need Government?", Liberty, Dec 2005 |
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| Topic: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth President of the United States | |
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Articles | Obama Follows Bush's Iraq Playbook Examines the validity of Obama's arguments for going to war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in response to the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Aug/Sep 2014 |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | We Need Freedom, Not School Standards Compares the levels of education of Americans before and after 1840, when Horace Mann and others architected "public schools" and various levels of government got involved in education |
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Government Failure Examines the validity of the concept of "market failures" as an argument for government intervention, reviewing arguments made by David Friedman in the article "Do We Need Government?", Liberty, Dec 2005 |
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Obama Follows Bush's Iraq Playbook Examines the validity of Obama's arguments for going to war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in response to the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Aug/Sep 2014 |
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| Topic: | Voting | Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots | |
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Articles | Government Failure Examines the validity of the concept of "market failures" as an argument for government intervention, reviewing arguments made by David Friedman in the article "Do We Need Government?", Liberty, Dec 2005 |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | Obama Follows Bush's Iraq Playbook Examines the validity of Obama's arguments for going to war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in response to the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Aug/Sep 2014 |
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| 3 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Afghanistan | Territory in southwest central Asia, nominally ruled since 2004 by the Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jumhoryat | |
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Articles | The Antimilitarist Libertarian Heritage Reviews writings by Herbert Spencer, "Government Colonization" and "Patriotism", on the subjects of war, militarism, colonization and patriotism |
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| Topic: | England | The southern part of the island of Great Britain | |
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Articles | The Antimilitarist Libertarian Heritage Reviews writings by Herbert Spencer, "Government Colonization" and "Patriotism", on the subjects of war, militarism, colonization and patriotism |
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| Topic: | For a New Liberty | Book by Murray Rothbard in which he advocated anarchic libertarianism, first published in 1973 | |
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Articles | Ownership and Ideas Critiques some statements made by Murray Rothbard, in For a New Liberty (1973), about ownership of created products and the appropriateness of others copying such products |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Antimilitarist Libertarian Heritage Reviews writings by Herbert Spencer, "Government Colonization" and "Patriotism", on the subjects of war, militarism, colonization and patriotism |
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| Topic: | Imperialism | Domination or control, by one country, of one or more other countries or territories | |
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Articles | The Antimilitarist Libertarian Heritage Reviews writings by Herbert Spencer, "Government Colonization" and "Patriotism", on the subjects of war, militarism, colonization and patriotism |
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| Topic: | Intellectual Property Laws | Laws that grant monopoly rights on intellectual creations, such as patents and copyrights | |
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Articles | Ownership and Ideas Critiques some statements made by Murray Rothbard, in For a New Liberty (1973), about ownership of created products and the appropriateness of others copying such products |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | The Antimilitarist Libertarian Heritage Reviews writings by Herbert Spencer, "Government Colonization" and "Patriotism", on the subjects of war, militarism, colonization and patriotism |
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| Topic: | Long, Roderick T. | Professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute | |
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Articles | The Antimilitarist Libertarian Heritage Reviews writings by Herbert Spencer, "Government Colonization" and "Patriotism", on the subjects of war, militarism, colonization and patriotism |
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| Topic: | Property Rights | Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets | |
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Articles | Ownership and Ideas Critiques some statements made by Murray Rothbard, in For a New Liberty (1973), about ownership of created products and the appropriateness of others copying such products |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Preventing War with Iran Is Top Priority After a brief look at Iraq, Libya, Syria and North Korea, examines the 2013 situation between the Obama administration and Israel on one side and Iran on the other |
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Ownership and Ideas Critiques some statements made by Murray Rothbard, in For a New Liberty (1973), about ownership of created products and the appropriateness of others copying such products |
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The Antimilitarist Libertarian Heritage Reviews writings by Herbert Spencer, "Government Colonization" and "Patriotism", on the subjects of war, militarism, colonization and patriotism |
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| Topic: | Rothbard, Murray | Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto | |
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Articles | Ownership and Ideas Critiques some statements made by Murray Rothbard, in For a New Liberty (1973), about ownership of created products and the appropriateness of others copying such products |
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| Topic: | Spencer, Herbert | 19th century English philosopher | |
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Articles | The Antimilitarist Libertarian Heritage Reviews writings by Herbert Spencer, "Government Colonization" and "Patriotism", on the subjects of war, militarism, colonization and patriotism |
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| 2 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Conservatism | Political philosophy that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Corporatism | Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | Political Science Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property |
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| Topic: | France | Territory in western Europe, ruled since 1958 by the République Française | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Hess, Karl | Editor of Libertarian Party News 1986-1990, Barry Goldwater speechwriter | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Labor | Human physical and mental skills available to produce goods and services | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | Political Science Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property |
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Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Political philosopy | Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of social organization and the proper functions of government | |
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Articles | Political Science Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property |
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| Topic: | Private Property | Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities | |
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Articles | Political Science Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property |
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| Topic: | Property | Tangible goods owned or claimed by one or more individuals | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Political Science Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property |
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Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Rothbard, Murray | Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Socialism | Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Speech, Freedom of | Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself | |
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Articles | Political Science Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Tucker, Benjamin | American individualist anarchist, publisher of the 19th century Liberty periodical | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | Libertarianism: Left or Right? Examines the origin of the political terms "left" and "right" and makes the case that libertarianism is "planted squarely on the Left" |
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| Topic: | Weber, Max | 19th/20th century German sociologist | |
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Articles | Political Science Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property |
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| 1 Jun 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Banking | The business of accepting deposits and lending money | |
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Articles | Abolish the Income Tax and IRS Comments on a New York Times article describing the IRS practice of seizing bank accounts of ordinary people merely on the suspicion of avoiding reporting requirements on deposits of $10,000 or more |
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| Topic: | China | Territory in eastern Asia, ruled since 1949 by the Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó | |
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Articles | Fear Not China Counsels Americans not to be afraid of China's economic activities, debunking concerns over "job losses" and the trade deficit |
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| Topic: | Free Trade | Exchange of goods and services without barriers | |
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Articles | Fear Not China Counsels Americans not to be afraid of China's economic activities, debunking concerns over "job losses" and the trade deficit |
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| Topic: | Iowa | Motto: Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain | |
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Articles | Abolish the Income Tax and IRS Comments on a New York Times article describing the IRS practice of seizing bank accounts of ordinary people merely on the suspicion of avoiding reporting requirements on deposits of $10,000 or more |
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| Topic: | Labor | Human physical and mental skills available to produce goods and services | |
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Articles | Fear Not China Counsels Americans not to be afraid of China's economic activities, debunking concerns over "job losses" and the trade deficit |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | In Praise of "Thick" Libertarianism Examines "thin" and "thick" libertarianism, explaining how being noncomittal about racism undermines the principle of non-initiation of force, contrasting libertarian and progressive views on dealing with racism |
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| Topic: | Non-aggression Principle | The libertarian principle that no person should initiate force against another | |
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Articles | In Praise of "Thick" Libertarianism Examines "thin" and "thick" libertarianism, explaining how being noncomittal about racism undermines the principle of non-initiation of force, contrasting libertarian and progressive views on dealing with racism |
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| Topic: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
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Articles | In Praise of "Thick" Libertarianism Examines "thin" and "thick" libertarianism, explaining how being noncomittal about racism undermines the principle of non-initiation of force, contrasting libertarian and progressive views on dealing with racism |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Fear Not China Counsels Americans not to be afraid of China's economic activities, debunking concerns over "job losses" and the trade deficit |
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In Praise of "Thick" Libertarianism Examines "thin" and "thick" libertarianism, explaining how being noncomittal about racism undermines the principle of non-initiation of force, contrasting libertarian and progressive views on dealing with racism |
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Abolish the Income Tax and IRS Comments on a New York Times article describing the IRS practice of seizing bank accounts of ordinary people merely on the suspicion of avoiding reporting requirements on deposits of $10,000 or more |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | Abolish the Income Tax and IRS Comments on a New York Times article describing the IRS practice of seizing bank accounts of ordinary people merely on the suspicion of avoiding reporting requirements on deposits of $10,000 or more |
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| 31 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Corporatism | Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies | |
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Articles | How to Help Fast-Food Workers Discusses contemporaneous strikes by fast food workers seeking a doubling of the minimum wage, the economic realities behind wages and alternatives that would truly help the workers |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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| Topic: | Educational Freedom | Absence of coercion in learning and educating | |
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Articles | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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| Topic: | Education, Compulsory | Attendance in schools that is mandated by laws | |
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Articles | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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How to Help Fast-Food Workers Discusses contemporaneous strikes by fast food workers seeking a doubling of the minimum wage, the economic realities behind wages and alternatives that would truly help the workers |
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| Topic: | Labor | Human physical and mental skills available to produce goods and services | |
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Articles | How to Help Fast-Food Workers Discusses contemporaneous strikes by fast food workers seeking a doubling of the minimum wage, the economic realities behind wages and alternatives that would truly help the workers |
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| Topic: | Licensing, Occupational | Laws and regulations that limit entry into or continued exercise of a particular occupation | |
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Articles | How to Help Fast-Food Workers Discusses contemporaneous strikes by fast food workers seeking a doubling of the minimum wage, the economic realities behind wages and alternatives that would truly help the workers |
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| Topic: | Minimum Wage Laws | Legislation that places a lower limit on the prices paid for labor | |
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Articles | How to Help Fast-Food Workers Discusses contemporaneous strikes by fast food workers seeking a doubling of the minimum wage, the economic realities behind wages and alternatives that would truly help the workers |
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| Topic: | Prices | Convey information between buyers and sellers | |
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Articles | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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How to Help Fast-Food Workers Discusses contemporaneous strikes by fast food workers seeking a doubling of the minimum wage, the economic realities behind wages and alternatives that would truly help the workers |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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| Topic: | Voting | Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots | |
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Articles | What's Wrong with Public Schools? Excerpt from chapter 2 of Separating School & State (1994), published online on 25 March 2005 |
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| Topic: | Wages | The price of labor, renumeration paid to employees for their work or services | |
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Articles | How to Help Fast-Food Workers Discusses contemporaneous strikes by fast food workers seeking a doubling of the minimum wage, the economic realities behind wages and alternatives that would truly help the workers |
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| Topic: | Washington, D.C. | The Nation's Capital | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| 28 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Examines contemporaneous warnings about Congress not raising the national debt limit by considering what Spooner wrote in "The Constitution of No Authority" about the legitimacy of the debt |
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| Topic: | Heinlein, Robert A. | American science fiction writer | |
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Articles | Robert A. Heinlein: the universe as fiction Short reviews on some favorites, such as Glory Road, Starship Troopers, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land, and list of others with links to longer reviews |
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| Topic: | No Treason | Set of essays authored by Lysander Spooner discussing natural law, the science of justice and the validity of the United States Constitution | |
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Articles | Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Revised version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column of 27 Sep 2013; analyzes Spooner's severe criticisms of the arguments given for the legitimacy of the United States' public debt |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Examines contemporaneous warnings about Congress not raising the national debt limit by considering what Spooner wrote in "The Constitution of No Authority" about the legitimacy of the debt |
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Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Revised version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column of 27 Sep 2013; analyzes Spooner's severe criticisms of the arguments given for the legitimacy of the United States' public debt |
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| Topic: | Spooner, Lysander | Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical | |
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Articles | Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Examines contemporaneous warnings about Congress not raising the national debt limit by considering what Spooner wrote in "The Constitution of No Authority" about the legitimacy of the debt |
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Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Revised version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column of 27 Sep 2013; analyzes Spooner's severe criticisms of the arguments given for the legitimacy of the United States' public debt |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Revised version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column of 27 Sep 2013; analyzes Spooner's severe criticisms of the arguments given for the legitimacy of the United States' public debt |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Examines contemporaneous warnings about Congress not raising the national debt limit by considering what Spooner wrote in "The Constitution of No Authority" about the legitimacy of the debt |
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| Topic: | Voting | Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots | |
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Articles | Lysander Spooner on the National Debt Examines contemporaneous warnings about Congress not raising the national debt limit by considering what Spooner wrote in "The Constitution of No Authority" about the legitimacy of the debt |
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| 27 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Foreign Entanglements | Unnecessary involvement with other nations | |
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Articles | The Lethal Legacy of U.S. Foreign Intervention Presents examples of the deadly lasting effects of U.S. foreign intervention: continuing sectarian conflicts in Iraq and unexploded bombs in Laos |
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| Topic: | Iran | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1979 by the Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān | |
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Articles | Does Obama Have the Courage to Pursue Peace with Iran? Examines how the warmongers in the U.S. Congress as well Netanyahu's government put pressure on Barack Obama not to reach a peaceful agreement with Iran on the nuclear issue |
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| Topic: | Iraq | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq | |
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Articles | The Lethal Legacy of U.S. Foreign Intervention Presents examples of the deadly lasting effects of U.S. foreign intervention: continuing sectarian conflicts in Iraq and unexploded bombs in Laos |
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| Topic: | Iraq War (2003) | Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction | |
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Articles | The Lethal Legacy of U.S. Foreign Intervention Presents examples of the deadly lasting effects of U.S. foreign intervention: continuing sectarian conflicts in Iraq and unexploded bombs in Laos |
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| Topic: | Israel | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1948 by the Medīnat Yisrā'el | |
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Articles | Does Obama Have the Courage to Pursue Peace with Iran? Examines how the warmongers in the U.S. Congress as well Netanyahu's government put pressure on Barack Obama not to reach a peaceful agreement with Iran on the nuclear issue |
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| Topic: | Laos | Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1975 by the Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao | |
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Articles | The Lethal Legacy of U.S. Foreign Intervention Presents examples of the deadly lasting effects of U.S. foreign intervention: continuing sectarian conflicts in Iraq and unexploded bombs in Laos |
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| Topic: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth President of the United States | |
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Articles | Does Obama Have the Courage to Pursue Peace with Iran? Examines how the warmongers in the U.S. Congress as well Netanyahu's government put pressure on Barack Obama not to reach a peaceful agreement with Iran on the nuclear issue |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Does Obama Have the Courage to Pursue Peace with Iran? Examines how the warmongers in the U.S. Congress as well Netanyahu's government put pressure on Barack Obama not to reach a peaceful agreement with Iran on the nuclear issue |
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The Lethal Legacy of U.S. Foreign Intervention Presents examples of the deadly lasting effects of U.S. foreign intervention: continuing sectarian conflicts in Iraq and unexploded bombs in Laos |
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| 26 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Attacks of 11 September 2001 | Terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon | |
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Articles | The "Stable Bulwark of Our Liberties" Reviews the Supreme Court majority opinion in the decision of the Boumediene v. Bush case, holding that Guantanamo Bay detainees can use the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus |
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| Topic: | Blackstone, William | 18th century English jurist, author of Commentaries on the Laws of England | |
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Articles | The "Stable Bulwark of Our Liberties" Reviews the Supreme Court majority opinion in the decision of the Boumediene v. Bush case, holding that Guantanamo Bay detainees can use the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus |
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| Topic: | California | The Golden State | |
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Articles | California's Blow Against Property Rights Discusses the concepts of private property and property rights in view of California's law forbidding smoking in bars, beginning in January 1998 |
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| Topic: | Conservatism | Political philosophy that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions | |
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Articles | GOP, R.I.P? Reviews conservatives' criticisms of John McCain and his positions in his 2008 presidential campaign as well as what the criticism may mean for the Republican Party |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
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Articles | The "Stable Bulwark of Our Liberties" Reviews the Supreme Court majority opinion in the decision of the Boumediene v. Bush case, holding that Guantanamo Bay detainees can use the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus |
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| Topic: | Foreign Entanglements | Unnecessary involvement with other nations | |
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Articles | They Don't Mean Well Reviews Barry Lando's article "The American Legacy in Iraq", which describes U.S. government intervention in Iraq since 1990 as well as Lando's interview with Scott Horton discussing earlier meddling |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | California's Blow Against Property Rights Discusses the concepts of private property and property rights in view of California's law forbidding smoking in bars, beginning in January 1998 |
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| Topic: | Habeas Corpus, Writ of | A written order issued to ascertain if someone is imprisoned lawfaully | |
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Articles | The "Stable Bulwark of Our Liberties" Reviews the Supreme Court majority opinion in the decision of the Boumediene v. Bush case, holding that Guantanamo Bay detainees can use the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus |
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| Topic: | Iran | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1979 by the Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān | |
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Articles | GOP, R.I.P? Reviews conservatives' criticisms of John McCain and his positions in his 2008 presidential campaign as well as what the criticism may mean for the Republican Party |
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| Topic: | Iraq | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq | |
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Articles | They Don't Mean Well Reviews Barry Lando's article "The American Legacy in Iraq", which describes U.S. government intervention in Iraq since 1990 as well as Lando's interview with Scott Horton discussing earlier meddling |
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| Topic: | Law, Due Process of | Procedural safeguards, and unbiased laws and judgements | |
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Articles | The "Stable Bulwark of Our Liberties" Reviews the Supreme Court majority opinion in the decision of the Boumediene v. Bush case, holding that Guantanamo Bay detainees can use the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus |
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| Topic: | Property Rights | Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets | |
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Articles | California's Blow Against Property Rights Discusses the concepts of private property and property rights in view of California's law forbidding smoking in bars, beginning in January 1998 |
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| Topic: | Repression, Moral | Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior | |
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Articles | California's Blow Against Property Rights Discusses the concepts of private property and property rights in view of California's law forbidding smoking in bars, beginning in January 1998 |
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| Topic: | Republican Party | United States | |
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Articles | GOP, R.I.P? Reviews conservatives' criticisms of John McCain and his positions in his 2008 presidential campaign as well as what the criticism may mean for the Republican Party |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | California's Blow Against Property Rights Discusses the concepts of private property and property rights in view of California's law forbidding smoking in bars, beginning in January 1998 |
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They Don't Mean Well Reviews Barry Lando's article "The American Legacy in Iraq", which describes U.S. government intervention in Iraq since 1990 as well as Lando's interview with Scott Horton discussing earlier meddling |
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| Topic: | Speech, Freedom of | Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself | |
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Articles | GOP, R.I.P? Reviews conservatives' criticisms of John McCain and his positions in his 2008 presidential campaign as well as what the criticism may mean for the Republican Party |
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| 25 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Barnett, Randy | Professor of law at Boston University | |
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Bibliography | Randy E. Barnett, Professor of Law Boston University School of Law; includes books, articles, essays and other writings (1977-2001) |
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| Topic: | Hayek, Friedrich | 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences | |
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Mailing Lists | HAYEK-L List for scholars doing research on Hayek, "without restriction according to interest or professional affiliation" |
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Topic: | Wealth of Nations, The | The magnum opus of economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith |
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Articles | The Market Is a Beautiful Thing Explores whether most people's aversion to the market is aesthetic and explains the beauty in the dynamics of the (freed) market, with quotes from Bastiat and Adam Smith |
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| 24 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | Truman, A-Bombs, and the Killing of Innocents Written on the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki, discusses whether the bombing and that of Hiroshima were really necessary and whether they should be considered war crimes |
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| Topic: | Gregory, Anthony | Research Fellow and Student Programs Director at the Independent Institute | |
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Articles | Truman, A-Bombs, and the Killing of Innocents Written on the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki, discusses whether the bombing and that of Hiroshima were really necessary and whether they should be considered war crimes |
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| Topic: | Israel | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1948 by the Medīnat Yisrā'el | |
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Articles | Here's How the U.S. Can Help Rid the World of Chemical Weapons Argues the U.S. government could set a better example by destroying all its chemical weapons, encouraging Israel and Egypt to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention, and itself ratifying the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (which bans cluster bombs) |
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| Topic: | Japan | Archipelago off the northeast coast of Asia, ruled since 1947 by the Nippon-koku | |
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Articles | Truman, A-Bombs, and the Killing of Innocents Written on the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki, discusses whether the bombing and that of Hiroshima were really necessary and whether they should be considered war crimes |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Truman, A-Bombs, and the Killing of Innocents Written on the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki, discusses whether the bombing and that of Hiroshima were really necessary and whether they should be considered war crimes |
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Here's How the U.S. Can Help Rid the World of Chemical Weapons Argues the U.S. government could set a better example by destroying all its chemical weapons, encouraging Israel and Egypt to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention, and itself ratifying the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (which bans cluster bombs) |
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| Topic: | Syria | Territory in southwest Asia, nominally ruled since 1961 by the al-Jumhūriyyah al-‘Arabīyah as-Sūriyyah | |
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Articles | Here's How the U.S. Can Help Rid the World of Chemical Weapons Argues the U.S. government could set a better example by destroying all its chemical weapons, encouraging Israel and Egypt to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention, and itself ratifying the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (which bans cluster bombs) |
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| Topic: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America | |
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Articles | Here's How the U.S. Can Help Rid the World of Chemical Weapons Argues the U.S. government could set a better example by destroying all its chemical weapons, encouraging Israel and Egypt to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention, and itself ratifying the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (which bans cluster bombs) |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | Truman, A-Bombs, and the Killing of Innocents Written on the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki, discusses whether the bombing and that of Hiroshima were really necessary and whether they should be considered war crimes |
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Here's How the U.S. Can Help Rid the World of Chemical Weapons Argues the U.S. government could set a better example by destroying all its chemical weapons, encouraging Israel and Egypt to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention, and itself ratifying the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (which bans cluster bombs) |
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| Topic: | World War II | Worldwide conflict from 1939 to 1945 | |
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Articles | Truman, A-Bombs, and the Killing of Innocents Written on the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki, discusses whether the bombing and that of Hiroshima were really necessary and whether they should be considered war crimes |
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| 21 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | American War Between the States | Conflict between the U.S. northern and southern states, which seceded to form the Confederacy | |
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Articles | Taking the gloss off of the Great Emancipator Examines Lincoln's attitude toward the abolition of slavery as well as the effects of his war on the growth of government |
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| Topic: | Corporatism | Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies | |
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Articles | The Pope Dabbles in Economics Examines the economic premises of Pope Francis' 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium, explaining where the Pope has a point and where he is wrong |
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| Topic: | Films | Moving pictures representing fictional or real-life events | |
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Web Sites | Libertarian Movies | Films and Documentaries with libertarian themes Reviews of films and documentaries with libertarian themes, inspired by Jon Osborne's "Miss Liberty" |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | The Pope Dabbles in Economics Examines the economic premises of Pope Francis' 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium, explaining where the Pope has a point and where he is wrong |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Pope Dabbles in Economics Examines the economic premises of Pope Francis' 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium, explaining where the Pope has a point and where he is wrong |
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| Topic: | Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers | Professor of economics and history at San Jose State University | |
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Writings | Taking the gloss off of the Great Emancipator Examines Lincoln's attitude toward the abolition of slavery as well as the effects of his war on the growth of government |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | Bad Partisanship Drives Out Good Differentiates between superficial and profound partisanship (loyalty to a party vs. to a set of principles) and discusses the goals of the group Unity08 that during the 2008 U.S. presidential elections was seeking candidates that could "reunite America" |
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| Topic: | Lincoln, Abraham | Sixteenth President of the United States | |
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Articles | Taking the gloss off of the Great Emancipator Examines Lincoln's attitude toward the abolition of slavery as well as the effects of his war on the growth of government |
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| Topic: | Political Parties | Groups of individuals that organize to gain control of governments at a national or other level, usually by election of candidates for government offices | |
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Articles | Bad Partisanship Drives Out Good Differentiates between superficial and profound partisanship (loyalty to a party vs. to a set of principles) and discusses the goals of the group Unity08 that during the 2008 U.S. presidential elections was seeking candidates that could "reunite America" |
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| Topic: | Politics | The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government | |
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Articles | Bad Partisanship Drives Out Good Differentiates between superficial and profound partisanship (loyalty to a party vs. to a set of principles) and discusses the goals of the group Unity08 that during the 2008 U.S. presidential elections was seeking candidates that could "reunite America" |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Bad Partisanship Drives Out Good Differentiates between superficial and profound partisanship (loyalty to a party vs. to a set of principles) and discusses the goals of the group Unity08 that during the 2008 U.S. presidential elections was seeking candidates that could "reunite America" |
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The Pope Dabbles in Economics Examines the economic premises of Pope Francis' 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium, explaining where the Pope has a point and where he is wrong |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | Bad Partisanship Drives Out Good Differentiates between superficial and profound partisanship (loyalty to a party vs. to a set of principles) and discusses the goals of the group Unity08 that during the 2008 U.S. presidential elections was seeking candidates that could "reunite America" |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Bad Partisanship Drives Out Good Differentiates between superficial and profound partisanship (loyalty to a party vs. to a set of principles) and discusses the goals of the group Unity08 that during the 2008 U.S. presidential elections was seeking candidates that could "reunite America" |
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The Pope Dabbles in Economics Examines the economic premises of Pope Francis' 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium, explaining where the Pope has a point and where he is wrong |
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| 20 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Capitalism | Economic system where the means of production are privately owned | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Educational Freedom | Absence of coercion in learning and educating | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Education, Compulsory | Attendance in schools that is mandated by laws | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Herbert, Auberon | Nineteenth century English philosopher and Member of Parliament | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Homeschooling | Educating children at home | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Laissez Faire Books | Libertarian bookstore, founded in 1972 in New York City, now online and owned by Agora Financial | |
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Web Sites | Laissez Faire Books Home page of Laissez Faire Books (lfb.org and laissezfairebooks.com) prior to the ownership transfer to the International Society for Individual Liberty (now Liberty International) |
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Laissez Faire Books Home page of Laissez Faire Books (lfb.org) as a book seller, before being turned into a book club by Agora Financial |
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| Topic: | Learning | The process of acquiring knowledge or skills | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Religion, Freedom of | Liberty to practice any or no religion | |
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Articles | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | W(h)ither Public Schools? Chapter 1, made available online on 19 May 2004 to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary; discusses how even mild "public school" reforms are treated as "deadly threats", why a new vision is needed and the role of the family in educating children |
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| 19 May 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third President of the United States | |
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Articles | Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan |
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| Topic: | Iran | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1979 by the Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān | |
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Articles | The Ayatollahs' Overlooked Anti-WMD Fatwas Additional comments on Gareth Porter's Manufactured Crisis, focusing on the Ayatollahs' position on the use of chemical and nuclear weapons, prompted by the Obama administration visa denial to the Iran ambassador to the United Nations |
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| Topic: | Iraq | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq | |
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Articles | Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan |
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The Ayatollahs' Overlooked Anti-WMD Fatwas Additional comments on Gareth Porter's Manufactured Crisis, focusing on the Ayatollahs' position on the use of chemical and nuclear weapons, prompted by the Obama administration visa denial to the Iran ambassador to the United Nations |
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| Topic: | Iraq War (2003) | Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction | |
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Articles | Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan |
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| Topic: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth President of the United States | |
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Articles | The Ayatollahs' Overlooked Anti-WMD Fatwas Additional comments on Gareth Porter's Manufactured Crisis, focusing on the Ayatollahs' position on the use of chemical and nuclear weapons, prompted by the Obama administration visa denial to the Iran ambassador to the United Nations |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Bush's Doublethink Analyzes President Bush's most salient statement and possible implications, of a speech made on 10 Jan 2007 announcing a troop "surge" plan |
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The Ayatollahs' Overlooked Anti-WMD Fatwas Additional comments on Gareth Porter's Manufactured Crisis, focusing on the Ayatollahs' position on the use of chemical and nuclear weapons, prompted by the Obama administration visa denial to the Iran ambassador to the United Nations |
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